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In the 2012 election cycle, "Job No. 1" for any political candidate will be to lay out persuasive plans for generating more middle-income jobs.In the more than two years since the Great Recession ended, job growth has been exceptionally slow. Today, 14 million U.S.

When the monthly numbers came out last Friday, unemployment was still above 9 percent and the economy created no jobs--none; zero; zilch. The Republican presidential candidates quickly took the president to task while Mr. Obama was in “I’ve gotta get out there with a plan” mode.

President Obama said Monday that congressional Republicans must put their country ahead of their party and vote to create new jobs as he used a boisterous Labor Day rally to aim a partisan barb at the GOP.In a preview of the jobs speech he will deliver on Thursday to Congress, Obama said there are n

Not having a summer or after-school job affects more than just a kid's wallet. It also has real consequences for his or her personal and economic development.While the overall unemployment rate is stuck at 9.1 percent, the unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds has been going up since February.

President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on jobs next Thursday, and his task will be even more challenging after Friday's monthly government jobs report. The U.S.

When a president asks for a prime-time slot to address a joint session of Congress, he is signaling to the country that he has something very important to say.